No subject

list, I 
got the impression that most of those who contributed their views were
not 
keeping an open mind. My knowledge of the field is limited. In such
instances I 
tried to look for the views of scholarly bodies. I am aware of the
controversies 
surrounding the IPPC. It appears to me that there is some vested
interest in 
some groups of individuals.

There were comments made on the views of APS. But the National Academy
of 
Sciences seems to support broadly the conclusions of IPPC. The British
Royal 
Society has come out with a summary of its observations on climate
science. 


It concludes thus: 

"There is strong evidence that changes in greenhouse gas concentrations
due to 
human
activity are the dominant cause of the global warming that has taken
place over 
the last
half century. This warming trend is expected to continue as are changes
in 
precipitation
over the long term in many regions. Further and more rapid increases in
sea 
level are
likely which will have profound implications for coastal communities and

ecosystems."

The report ends with the following:

..........."Like many important decisions, policy choices about climate
change 
have to be made in
the absence of perfect knowledge. Even if the remaining uncertainties
were
substantially resolved, the wide variety of interests, cultures and
beliefs in 
society would
make consensus about such choices difficult to achieve. However, the
potential 
impacts
of climate change are sufficiently serious that important decisions will
need to 
be made.
Climate science - including the substantial body of knowledge that is
already 
well
established, and the results of future research - is the essential basis
for 
future climate
projections and planning, and must be a vital component of public
reasoning in 
this
complex and challenging area."....

 [Royal Society Climate change: a summary of the science .September
2010].

This report is available at

http://royalsociety.org/climate-change-summary-of-science/


I find it extremely difficult to believe that every scholarly body has
vested 
interest in the field. I am conscious of the fact that I belong to a
minority in 
the list. I  am sure that there are many in the list who likes to remain
silent. 


I personally believe that there is no need for supporting nuclear power
for its 
green-house reducing attributes.


regards
Parthasarathy



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